Some Desperate Glory
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Some Desperate Glory
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Narrated by:
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Sena Bryer
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By:
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Emily Tesh
About this listen
'Masterful, audacious storytelling'
Tamsyn Muir, New York Times-bestselling author of Gideon the Ninth
'An outstanding novel . . . one of the debuts of the year' Locus
'Deserves a space on shelves alongside genre titans like Ursula K. Le Guin and Octavia Butler'
Publishers Weekly
A thrillingly told space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and the path you must forge when every choice is stripped from you. Some Desperate Glory is the highly anticipated debut novel from Astounding Award and World Fantasy Award-Winner, Emily Tesh.
All her life, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the destruction of planet Earth. Raised on Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet.
Then Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to the nursery to bear sons, and she knows she must take humanity's revenge into her own hands. Alongside her brother's brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, Kyr must escape from everything she's ever known. If she succeeds, she will find a universe far more complicated than she was taught and far more wondrous than she could ever have imagined
'A profoundly humane and brilliantly constructed space opera that will have you cheering, swearing, laughing, and ugly-crying. It's perfect' Alix E. Harrow, New York Times-bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches
'This book is astoundingly good. An explosive and extraordinary story that I couldn't stop reading and will never forget' Everina Maxwell, author of Winter's Orbit
2024, Arthur C Clarke Awards, Short-listed
2024, Hugo Award Best Novel category, Short-listed
©2023 Emily Tesh (P)2023 Hachette Audio UKWhat listeners say about Some Desperate Glory
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- Daria
- 31-10-2024
Great narrator - working too hard, better as a screenplay
Some interesting concepts but feel this story is meant for screen. It has pace, the story moves with a lot of action & purpose but struggled with character development and the 'Dear reader'...oh dear.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-10-2023
God this was good
This did not go where I expected it to, but was an incredibly satisfying read. Interesting, complex & relatable characters, flawless worldbuilding and masterful handling of some very challenging concepts. The narration did not let it down - a very accomplished rendition.
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- Kim
- 10-05-2024
Fun, Fast and surprisingly deep.
Well written with interesting characters and fast paced action. This, like the best books in sci-fi, has the ability to make you see your own reality through a new lens. Awesome!
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- J. Smith
- 24-09-2024
Fun but not empty.
I love a story that is really, really fun but also thoughtful, philosophical and intelligent. It took me a good hour and a bit to get into the story but the payoff is worth it and I was hooked from then on!
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- Richard
- 29-04-2023
Returned the book
I have several hundred Audible books in my library, and this is only the third I have ever returned.
The first four hours are ok, but after that it descends into the most appalling drivel: things happen with no explanation (in our universe or the fictional one), motivations of the characters are confused, artifacts appear from nowhere at the most convenient time for key players... it's just not satisfying, not stimulating. not enjoyable. I'm not sure how this came to be a recommendation from Audible's editors.
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